Report: Pilot’s Shot Pierced Plane’s Fuselage

Authorities still aren’t releasing the name of the pilot whose Heckler & Koch USP .40-caliber pistol accidentally fired on a US Airways flight last weekend from Denver to Charlotte, but a report by Charlotte airport police and photos of the bullet hole are now available.

The pilot was allegedly stowing his weapon when it went off. Why was his weapon out? “Officials have declined to say,” according to the Charlotte Observer. I hope that changes soon. As a USA Today editorial says, “Something went very wrong on US Airways 1536, and the flying public deserves an explanation.”

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